Ted Turner, the audacious media magnate who forever altered how the planet consumes information, has died at 87. Before his revolutionary vision, news was a scheduled appointment; after him, it became a relentless, living stream. Turner wasn't just a businessman; he was a cowboy-hat-wearing disruptor who bet his fortune on cable when broadcast networks ruled the airwaves.

His towering legacy was cemented in 1980 with the debut of the Cable News Network. Skeptics initially mocked the idea of round-the-clock broadcasting, yet Turner’s gamble birthed the modern 24-hour news cycle. From political upheavals to natural disasters, CNN brought the world into living rooms instantly, fundamentally